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Thomas Leemann <interartes@swissonline.ch> wrote:
> Habe Linux 6.1 auf meinem rechner instaliert. nachtr�cglich Star Office.

When you install Star Office from the CD, they tell you what to do
afterwards. I think it's called sosetup or something like this.

> frage: wo finde ich Star office und wie kann ich das starten.

Star Office installs in a bizarre way:
   - first you have to download or install a .tar.gz
   - then you have to unpack it (tar xvfz ..., or sosetup if CD)
   - then you have to cd to the directory
   - then you have to run ./setup
   - which copies again the data somewhere
   - then you can delete the temporary directory.

This installation method is quite stupid, especially if you know
the advantages of RPM packaging. It also uses *a lot of diskspace*.
It really feels like installing a service pack for NT, where
people say they need around 250 MB (to install a 30 MB service pack).

Also, deinstallation must be done manually.

Those commercial software packages maybe should learn a *little*
from the OS they want to be part of.